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(from The Abilene Reporter, November 26, 1909)

LOCAL TEACHERS IN ROSCOE TODAY-----WHERE TEXAS & PACIFIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IS IN A 2 DAYS’ SESSION-----FIVE WILL BE ON PROGRAM-----Attendance Likely to Reach 250, with Teachers from Every Point of Good Size in Central West Texas-----

Some twenty-five, possibly thirty, instructors in the various schools of Abilene boarded the early morning westbound train today for Roscoe, where the Texas & Pacific Teachers’ Association convened this morning at nine o’clock. The Abilene delegation will be absent from the city until Saturday night at midnight. They were joined here by teachers from the rural communities.

Five local instructors will participate in the program. Superintendent J. H. Burnett will deliver an address on “Some difficulties that a superintendent has to solve.” Principal E. B. Looney of the High School will discuss Latin in the High School. Mrs. E. W. Vawter will talk on how to deal with tardiness, the Round Table will be discussed by Miss Anna Evans, while Mrs. Nannie E. Avriett will discuss nature study in the second grade.

The large attendance of teachers may be explained by the fact that the school board granted the teachers of the public schools a holiday that they might attend. This is rather an unprecedented step and shows that the board is determined that Abilene shall not only not be behind in such matters, but shall actually take the initiative.

The Texas & Pacific, Roscoe Snyder & Pacific, and Orient roads granted a fare of one and a third for the association. Sweetwater entertained all teachers who came over the Orient and waited there for connections. It is estimated that the total attendance of teachers will be between two hundred and two hundred and fifty teachers from such points as Abilene, Merkel, Trent, Sweetwater, Cisco, Baird, Big Springs, Midland, Roby, Stanton, Colorado City, Haskell, Snyder, and Anson.

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This was the first time I'd seen my garden buddy since early spring..

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Plowboys Ground Seagraves Eagles, 39-23

The Plowboys remained
undefeated in district play with a big win over the Seagraves Eagles,
39-23, at Plowboy Field Friday night. If the Plowboys defeat Tahoka this
Friday, the win most likely will set up a showdown with undefeated
Hamlin for the district championship on the last regular game of the
season.

The Plowboys didn’t waste time jumping out to an early
lead against Seagraves, scoring quickly on their first two drives and
making three touchdowns in the first quarter. Francisco Garcia made the first
TD on a three-yard run. Juan Solis kicked the extra point, and the
Plowboys were ahead 7-0. The second came shortly thereafter on a 12-yard
pass play from Brayden Beal to Jose Ortega, and the Solis extra-point
kick made the score 14-0. Later, Beal threw another scoring pass to
Ortega, this one for 30 yards, and with the extra point the Plowboys
took a commanding 21-0 lead.

The Plowboys extended their lead to
27-0 in the second quarter when Beal hit Ortega again for another
touchdown, this time on a 26-yard pass play. However, the extra-point
kick was blocked, and Seagraves’ Longoria scooped it up and ran it back
all the way for the Eagles’ first points of the evening. This gave them
momentum, and they followed with two touchdowns before the half, one on a
54-yard pass and the other on a three-yard run. With the extra points,
they now trailed the Plowboys only by eleven points, 27-16, and were
back in the game.

However, the Plowboys scored first in the third
quarter on another Beal pass to Ortega, a play that covered 38 yards.
The extra-point try was no good, but the Plowboys once again had an
imposing lead, 33-16. But Seagraves came back with another TD of their
own, and as the third quarter ended, they were still in the game,
trailing by only ten points, 33-23.

The Plowboy defense held them
scoreless for the rest of the way, however, and the last TD of the game
was on an 11-yard run by Garcia, making the final score 39-23.

Here is the scoring by quarters:

Plowboys 21 6 6 6 – 39
Seagraves 0 16 7 0 – 23

Francisco
Garcia led the Plowboy rushers with 27 carries for 117 yards and 2 TDs.
Brayden Beal had a good game passing with 11 completions of 18 attempts
and 4 TDs, all of them to Jose Ortega. Ortega led the receivers with 6
receptions for 128 yards, while Clemente Aguayo had 3 catches for 51
yards.

Defensively, Parker Payne had 9 tackles with 2 for losses
and one forced fumble. Ortega had 11 tackles, 3 for losses; Austin
Willman had 8 tackles, Nick Limones had 5 and an interception, and
Aguayo had 5, 2 of them for losses.

The Plowboys will be favored
when they play Tahoka in Tahoka Friday evening. The Bulldogs are
currently 4-4 on the year and the Plowboys 5-3, but the Plowboys are 3-0
in district while the Bulldogs are 1-2 with big losses to Seagraves and
Hamlin, who beat them 63-7 and 60-6 respectively. However, they will be
playing on their home field and they do have four victories, so the
Plowboys will need to be ready to play.

Kickoff is at 7:00pm.

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PLOWGIRLS, ALFONZO ISLAS OFF TO REGIONAL MEET IN CROSS COUNTRY

The Plowgirls' Cross Country team advances to the Regional Meet after finishing second in the divisional meet in Hamlin. They are left to right: Jaleigh Morales, Mariann Rainey, Jaci Alexander, Karina Cisneros, Lyndi Wilkinson, Bonnie Wilkinson, Jovana Pena, and Allison Acebedo.

The
Plowgirls’ Cross Country Team and Plowboy Alfonzo Islas, by virtue of
their second-place finishes in the district meet at Hamlin last week,
are off to the Region I Cross-Country Meet at Mae Simmons Park in
Lubbock on Friday.

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PLOWBOTS OFF TO BEST ROBOTICS REGIONAL MEET IN LUBBOCK THIS WEEKEND

Roscoe’s
High School robotics team, the Plowbots, who finished second in the
recent HUB meet, will compete in the Regional Championships at Monterrey
High School this weekend.

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WEATHER REPORT: BEAUTIFUL FALL DAYS

Fall clouds over Roscoe on Sunday evening.

The
weather has been mild, sunny, and beautiful all week with mild
temperatures that save everyone money on heating and cooling. Since last
Thursday the highest high was 83°F on Sunday and the lowest high was
73° last Thursday and Friday. The highest low was 65° yesterday morning
and the lowest low was 43° on Thursday. A couple of days had partly
cloudy skies, but they generally last all day. In short, the weather was
mild in the ways we remember fondly during the heat of summer and the
cold of winter. Also, the lack of rain allowed farmers in the area to
gather their harvest without break.

The forecast is for slightly
warmer weather in the coming week. Highs will be in the mid to upper
eighties, and lows in the low to mid-sixties. The only possibilities for
rain in the coming days are the 10% chances on Thursday and Friday.

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† CECIL RAYMOND McINTIRE

Services
for Cecil Raymond McIntire, 85, were held on Tuesday, October 18, at
the First Baptist Church in Roscoe with Rev. David Draper officiating.
Interment followed at the Roscoe Cemetery. Mr. McIntire passed away on
Saturday, October 15, at his residence in Sweetwater.

He was born
December 19, 1930, in Collin County to Raymond and Rosie McIntire and
married Carrol Simpson on October 8, 1949, in Roscoe. He was a member of
First Baptist Church in Roscoe. He enjoyed watching his children and
grandchildren play football. Cecil also enjoyed playing games with his
friends and loved animals, especially dogs and cats.

Graveside
services were held at 2:00pm yesterday, October 25, at Roscoe Cemetery
for Allie Bea Dyer, 94. A resident of Roscoe, she passed away at Nolan
Nursing and Rehab in Sweetwater on Saturday, October 22.

Ms.
Dyer was born in Sweetwater on March 1, 1922. On June 5, 1943, she
married Arthur Dale Dyer. Allie was a member of First Baptist Church in
Roscoe and was a teller at The Texas Bank and Trust in Sweetwater for
eighteen years. She was a lifelong resident of Roscoe and Sweetwater.

Survivors
include her son, Jim Dyer and wife, Diana, of San Angelo;
granddaughters, Kimberly Dyer Fisher and husband, Jarrad, of Abilene,
and Kasey Mahan and husband, Cody, of Garland; niece, Mary Ann Kinsey
and husband, Albert, of Arp, TX; and nephews, Roddy Whorton of Roscoe
and Randy Whorton and wife, Dena, of Roscoe.

She was preceded in
death by her husband, Arthur Dale Dyer, on February 9, 2002; son, Robert
"Bobby" Dyer, on March 25, 2015; sister, Thelma Whorton, and parents,
William J. Carter and Clarice (Thomas) Carter.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 626, Roscoe, TX 79545 or to S.N.A.P., 1701 Elm, Sweetwater, TX 79556.